With ESPN's College GameDay setting up shop in the Dust Bowl, and a primetime national spotlight aimed at their showdown with the #2 ranked Clemson Tigers, Boston College was brimming with excitement. Turns out Desmond Howard was a false prophet, and Clemson is in another class altogether.

Already facing a tall task against the imposing Tigers defense, BC starting QB Anthony Brown suffered a game ending injury in the first quarter, after he was thrown to the turf by defensive lineman Christian Wilkins. The offense looked very out of sorts with backup EJ Perry at the helm, managing a measly 23 yards of offense in the first half, and 113 for the game.

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The No. 2-ranked team in the nation, Clemson, is absolutely dismantling every team it plays and next up is the No. 17 Boston College Eagles. The Tigers last lost to BC in 2010 and are on a seven-game win streak in this matchup. Notably, though, Clemson is just 1-4 ATS in the last five meetings between these teams. The Tigers are an 18-point favorite leading up to Saturday's game. Original matchup: http://bit.ly/2F2DEvG

The dust is really beginning to settle around college football as it usually does in November. Among that dust are the charred remains of the Louisville Cardinals who were obliterated in Death Valley. I felt a little ambitious calling for a 70-14 win, but the team rolled up 77! Now Clemson faces its final true road game up in Boston against a team many pointed to as maybe their biggest threat in the Atlantic back in preseason.

The Eagles rebounded from taking a beating at the hands of Purdue and NC State to rise to #17 in the latest rankings.

Boston College has shaken the reputation they had earlier this decade for moribund offense. Two years after the spring game ended without a touchdown the Eagles have improved to above average, taking advantage of excellent field position, rarely turning the ball over and staying in third and manageable situations. A combination of improved talent at running back, emphasis on tight end play, experienced linemen and receivers as well as a healthy Anthony Brown have coalesced into a difficult team to play against.

The Eagles base out of 12 personnel but move their tight ends between split wide, in line and in the backfield.

Clemson demolished Louisville in an unbelievable fashion last week, putting up 77 defense against a defense that would've struggled with a high school team. The Tigers are peaking on both sides of the ball at the right time, and they should continue to rumble this week against Boston College. Let's see how they measure up against the Eagles.

On ESPN's College Football Countdown show Thursday night, analyst Joey Galloway weighed in on second-ranked Clemson's upcoming game against No. 17 Boston College this Saturday.

"This is a BC offense that has to run the football," Galloway said. "They have to get A.J. Dillon going. This is a bigger running back. He missed a couple games this season because of injury, but he's been back the last two games. He's been physical and he's second in the ACC in rushing. They've got to get him going.

Boston College released a few pieces of information this afternoon for this Saturday's game against Clemson.

First up was the announcement of where ESPN College GameDay will be set up, which was revealed to be the Stokes Lawn. That's basically the Dustbowl, for you BC Alumni who haven't been to campus in a little while. There was some question as to whether GameDay would set up in the same location as it had in the past given the smaller size of the Dustbowl's green space with the new Stokes Hall taking up some real estate, but there's definitely still plenty of room (and it's also the most beautiful place on campus).

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